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Grand Rapids reviews Safe Routes plan; $469,000 grant leaves a local shortfall
Summary
Superintendent Gross updated the board on designs to separate bus and parent traffic and said a $469,000 Safe Routes grant leaves the project about $100,000–$120,000 short of the current $585,000 estimate; staff said bidding could occur this winter with construction in summer 2025.
Superintendent Gross presented updated designs and a budget update for a Safe Routes to School project intended to improve drop‑off/pick‑up safety at the district’s gym and adjacent parking areas. The project is intended to separate bus traffic from parent vehicles, add sidewalks and landscape barriers, and improve ADA access to tennis courts and handicap stalls.
"This is more or less just an update," Gross said as staff walked trustees through near‑final drawings compiled with Widseth and ARI of…
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